NASC 2015: Liam Hopfensperger [CSW-41]

[ Congratulations to Matthew Tunnicliffe of Ottawa, ON, CAN: the 2015 North American SCRABBLE Champion! ]

On this page, you will find information about Liam Hopfensperger, who is competing at the 2015 North American SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-17, -706, and is ranked #34 in Division CSW.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Liam Surname(s): Hopfensperger Home: Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Round by Round
High score: 486 Average for: 382 Average against: 405
Round 1		Hopfensperger played #4 Peter Armstrong (Oakland, CA) and lost 258 to 479 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-1, -221.
Round 2		Hopfensperger played #17 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 410 to 413 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 0-2, -224.
Round 3		Hopfensperger played #28 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 372 to 357 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-2, -209.
Round 4		Hopfensperger played #44 Sharon Sorensen (Australia) and lost 310 to 386 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-3, -285. Hopfensperger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Hopfensperger played #33 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 348 to 480 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-4, -417.
Round 6		Hopfensperger played #48 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and won 412 to 392 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 2-4, -397.
Round 7		Hopfensperger played #27 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 473 to 355 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3-4, -279.
Round 8		Hopfensperger played #22 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 395 to 376 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-4, -260.
Round 9		Hopfensperger played #15 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 242 to 555 (a spread of -313). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-5, -573. Hopfensperger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 10		Hopfensperger played #24 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 360 to 388 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-6, -601.
Round 11		Hopfensperger played #8 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 348 to 501 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-7, -754.
Round 12		Hopfensperger played #46 Liz Jackman (Australia) and lost 385 to 390 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-8, -759.
Round 13		Hopfensperger played #43 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 486 to 338 (a spread of 148). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-8, -611.
Round 14		Hopfensperger played #11 Ben Berger (Germany, Federal Republic of) and won 428 to 399 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-8, -582. Hopfensperger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Hopfensperger played #40 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 446 to 385 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-8, -521.
Round 16		Hopfensperger played #42 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 275 to 344 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 7-9, -590. Hopfensperger is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Hopfensperger played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and lost 372 to 495 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-10, -713.
Round 18		Hopfensperger played #49 Betty Eriksen (New Zealand) and won 435 to 335 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-10, -613.
Round 19		Hopfensperger played #19 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 417 to 353 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-10, -549.
Round 20		Hopfensperger played #36 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 420 to 374 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 10-10, -503.
Round 21		Hopfensperger played #32 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and lost 379 to 428 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-11, -552.
Round 22		Hopfensperger played #34 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and lost 352 to 452 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-12, -652.
Round 23		Hopfensperger played #37 Paul Richards (Australia) and won 396 to 383 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11-12, -639.
Round 24		Hopfensperger played #39 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and won 457 to 277 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-12, -459.
Round 25		Hopfensperger played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 328 to 381 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-13, -512.
Round 26		Hopfensperger played #14 Cecilia Le (San Francisco, CA) and lost 389 to 555 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-14, -678.
Round 27		Hopfensperger played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 392 to 401 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-15, -687.
Round 28		Hopfensperger played #30 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and lost 371 to 397 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-16, -713.
Round 29		Hopfensperger played #31 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 442 to 374 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-16, -645.
Round 30		Hopfensperger played #25 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and won 395 to 393 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-16, -643.
Round 31		Hopfensperger played #37 Paul Richards (Australia) again and lost 344 to 407 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-17, -706.

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